An Byeong-hun fired a three-under par 68 with two eagles, three birdies and four bogeys in the final round at the par 71, 7,128-yard Olympic Golf Course. An completed the tournament at a six-under 278, placing him in a tie for 11th place with three others. An was keeping his medal winning hopes alive, starting the final round.

Britain's Justin Rose won the gold medal at the first Olympic golf tournament in 112 years, carding a 4-under par 67 for an overall score of a 16-under 268. Sweden's Henrik Stenson finished the tournament two strokes behind Rose, winning the silver medal. Stenson who was the favorite for the Rio Olympic golf tournament posted a 3-under par 68, Sunday. He completed the competition scoring a 14-under 270. American Matt Kuchar shot an 8-under par 63 scoring a 13-under par 271 to win the bronze.

An began his final round at three-under par 210 with the hope of winning a medal. He started the final day nine shots behind the overnight leader, Rose, and six shots off Australia's Marcus Fraser in the bronze medal position after three rounds.

An eagled the par-5 5th hole after birdying the par-4 second hole. He collected a consecutive birdie on the par-3 6th hole but bogeyed the par-4 7th and 8th holes. He failed to lower his score on the front nine. After bogeying the first hole of the back nine, An collected two consecutive birdies on the par-4 13th and par-3 14th holes. He went one-under for the day. Then, he eagled again the par-5 18th hole, finishing the 2016 Summer Olympic golf tournament with an overall score 278. On the final hole of the final day, An made a spectacular chip-shot eagle roughly 40 yards from the hole, pleasing golf fans around the world.

"I'm sorry I could not win a medal but I had a good experience here… If I can have another chance to compete at the Olympics four years from now, it will be great.

"A three-under isn't a bad score at all," he added. "I missed several clutch putts that I should have holed."

Wang Jeung-hun posted a four-under par 67, Sunday, with seven birdies, one bogey and one double bogey. Wang finished his tournament at two-over par 286, placing him in a four-way tie for 43rd. Overall, he played a great round other than the horrible tee shot on the 10th hole, which led to the nasty double bogey.

"Today, I enjoyed myself for the first time in Rio," Wang said in an interview after the final round. "I shouldn't have been so aggressive at the start. I was not properly prepared to deal with the strong winds." "I think I know how I should play this windy course, but the tournament is over," Wang said with a smile.

Kim Jeong-kyoo is a Korea Times golf columnist. He can be reached at kimjstar@hanmail.net.